Francis Johnson was an
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. He was
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.
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Johnson was Master during the
Commonwealth of England
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. On 5 May 1660,
Charles II was declared King in the
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. On 1 August 1660, Johnson had to defend his position as Master of University College. He stated "''hee was putt in Master there by
Oliver Lord Protector and the Lords and Commons''"
ic Johnson's protestations were to no avail and he was replaced by
Thomas Walker, who had been Master previously before the Commonwealth. Shortly after,
Thomas Radcliffe,
Obadiah Walker
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Abraham Woodhead
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Life
Born at Meltham in the parish of Almondbury, West Yorkshire, he died at Hoxton in Middlesex. He was educated at University College, Oxford, entering in ...
, who had been expelled from the College in 1648, were reinstated, and four of the current Fellows were expelled.
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